Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction complicating the treatment of chronic Q fever endocarditis: Elevated TNFα and IL-6 serum levels

Journal of Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-84

  Kaplanski, G ^a   Granel, B ^a   Vaz, T ^a   Durand, J M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYTOKINE; DOXYCYCLINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; OFLOXACIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HERXHEIMER REACTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; Q FEVER;

EID: 0031667520     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)91120-3     Document Type: Article

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